Whananaki bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.52° S 174.48° E

Whananaki bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.0° 

Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 5PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
30
30
30
30
29
29
28
28
27
26
26
27
27
28
28
28
27
25
25
25
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
E
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
NNW
10
W
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:21PM1.70m
2:38AM1.56m
3:17PM1.68m
3:38AM1.55m
4:12PM1.70m
Low Tide
7:55AM0.52m
8:37PM0.64m
8:50AM0.56m
9:35PM0.63m
9:47AM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
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7:39
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Temp °C
13
16
15
15
12
12
11
11
13
15
15
15
12
12
11
12
14
17
17
16
12
Feels °C
10
14
12
13
9
9
9
9
11
13
12
14
10
10
8
9
12
16
16
15
10
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